International Relations

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Justin Hastings is Professor in International Relations and Comparative Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where he is also affiliated with the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, the China Studies Centre, the Sydney Cyber Security Network, and the Centre of International Security Studies. From 2008 to 2010, he was an Assistant Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he remains affiliated with the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy. He received an MA (2003) and PhD (2008) in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an AB in public and international affairs from Princeton University in 2001.

Hastings' research is mostly focused on gray and black markets, rogue states, and the structure and behaviour of clandestine non-state actors, such as terrorists, maritime piracy, smugglers, organized criminals, insurgents, and nuclear weapons proliferators, primarily in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean. In the department, he teaches units and supervises research students on international security issues and Asian politics.

Supervisor

Professor Justin Hastings.

Research location

Government and International Relations, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)

Synopsis

Research Fields

• International Relations
• Comparative Politics

Research interests

• Regional interests: Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia, Singapore), Northeast Asia (especially China, Taiwan, Korean Peninsula), East Africa
• Theoretical interests: Political and economic geography, non-traditional security, globalisation
• Substantive interests: Terrorism, smuggling, maritime piracy, insurgency, gray/black markets, nuclear weapons proliferation

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3209